the girl behind you could be a future president of the united states, or even better than that, the mayor of new york city. the guy sitting to your right could be a future nobel laureate. ok, maybe not the guy to your right, but certainly the one to your left. there is no telling what the future holds for you or for anyone else. citing time in your life. it is also an exciting time in history. more than any other generation that has walked the earth, you are free to pursue your dreams, and bounded by limits placed on your race, gender, ethnicity, orientation, or lineage. kyliyah lack of education can hold you back in america. today, you have cleared that bar, and you have done it at one of the finest institutions in the country. your freedom, coupled with a diploma you will receive today, is something that people around the world would risk life and limb for. don't ever take it for granted. it has been won for suffering and sacrifice, by freedom fighters and freedom riders, by abolitionists and suffragettes. has been won at the ballot box and on the battlefield, in statehouses and courtho